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The Hebrew word for the tree is shiḳmah (sing.) (Hebrew: שקמה), shiḳmīn (pl.) (Hebrew: שקמין), [4] having nearly the same phonemes in Greek (συκομορέα sykomorea) [5] Others, however, identify the tree as mulberry tree, found in two species, the Black Mulberry (Morus nigra) and the White Mulberry (Morus alba), which are ...
For plants whose identities are unconfirmed or debated the most probable species is listed first. Plants named in the Old Testament (Hebrew Bible or Tenakh) are given with their Hebrew name, while those mentioned in the New Testament are given with their Greek names.
This is a list of English words of Hebrew origin. Transliterated pronunciations not found in Merriam-Webster or the American Heritage Dictionary follow Sephardic/Modern Israeli pronunciations as opposed to Ashkenazi pronunciations, with the major difference being that the letter taw ( ת ) is transliterated as a 't' as opposed to an 's'.
Various folk cultures and traditions assign symbolic meanings to plants. Although these are no longer commonly understood by populations that are increasingly divorced from their rural traditions, some meanings survive. In addition, these meanings are alluded to in older pictures, songs and writings.
Gematria is form of cipher used to generate a numerical equivalent for a Hebrew word, which sometimes is invested with symbolic meaning. For example, the gematria of "chai" (the Hebrew word for life) is 18, and multiples of 18 are considered good luck and are often used in gift giving.
Mulberry tree scion wood can easily be grafted onto other mulberry trees during the winter, when the tree is dormant. One common scenario is converting a problematic male mulberry tree to an allergy-free female tree, by grafting all-female mulberry tree scions to a male mulberry that has been pruned back to the trunk. [ 18 ]
In the Hebrew Bible, Allon Bachuth (Hebrew: אלון בכות; "Oak of Weeping") is an oak near Bethel, at the foot of which Deborah, the wet nurse of Rebecca, was buried (Genesis 35:8). [ 1 ] Additionally, in Judges 4:5, a tree is referred to as the " palm-tree of Deborah," which has been identified by some [ who? ] with the "Oak of Weeping."
Fusang is a mythical world tree or place located far east of China.. In the Classic of Mountains and Seas and several contemporary texts, [1] the term refers to a mythological tree of life, alternatively identified as a mulberry or a hibiscus, allegedly growing far to the east of China, and perhaps to various more concrete territories which are located to the east of the mainland.